Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L18 2DW
How much crime is recorded in L18 2DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Childwall West & Wavertree Green
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,719 (2024)
L18 2DWLiverpool
How safe is L18 2DW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L18 2DW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
L18 2DWNational
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.82.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other theft1.34.5
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.